Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-21
The National Drill.

COMPLETING ARRANGEMENTS FOR TIE GREAT
MILITARY PAGEANT AND PARADE.
At the meeting OF the National Drill committee
saturday night the Treasurer reported that he had
received 90 more than the guarantee fund, which
Is liked AT $1,000 Entries were accepted, on the
formal blanks issued by The secretary, OF seven
teen nrst-claSs commands These entries so far
received now number thirty-seven, and anurn.
Der OF others are reported returned for cor
rectlcn before the neXt weekly meeting. Thirty
six different states are represented ia the applici-
tons already received The grounds Tor the camp
are the monument grounds, lying around the
Washington monument: and the driil ground Is
the White lot Each evening there VIII be
grand br1gacc dress parade, and on Governors
day and Oh Memorial day MAY :}Othl the entire
army corps nom Camp George Washington viii
MAKE public ptradss upon the broad avenues or
the capital The estimate is roughly made outside
that from 10000 10 10000 soldiers will OCCUPY
tents In Camp George Washington"
The COrcoran cadets have been drilling for sew
erai months Tor entry 10 the National drill 10 COM
pete for prizc- The only prize offered Tor cadets
sptti1ies that they must De from some military
school or university, which, IL Is held debars the
COrcOranS
FIRES.-The children OF Lizzie Douglass colored
while playing with matches at their home 1879 E
street, SATURDAY evening, SIT the bed on FIRE The
damage was sl4ght---oScar Browns fruit stand
at TIE corner of ~ street and Pennsylvania ave-
hue northwest. vas damaged By lire last night to
The extent OF FL
THE WASHINGTON NJ. Z. CosFEREScE-At the
session of the Washington NJ T. conference al
Abingdon, Va, saturday, the following were
elected 10 elders orders: W. ii. Peasants Berry
MycrS, John L. Ill., NJ X. Jenkins, ". Murray
BUsl"y, BOyce Il. Martin, q. W. staples, Marshall
Robinson, q. Il, Mixers and John Barnett The
following were elected 10 GeaCOnS' orders: d. w
Hart, Il. j. Buckner, NJ. Norman, Edward Moore,
a. L. johnson. b. +. Perkins. j. =. Jenkins Thos
Nichols j. W. Galloway. c. VI. ain, Les Nash and
g. W Alexander. The following were received
into Iul membership: r L. Riggs, T. Ayres, ID.
W Hart j. H. Brice, j. =. Cooper, K j. HlSkard.
W. ~ Norman and 4 H0sshead-
SEEING TIE RAILROAD FOR DANAGES--MeSsrs.
uarrv r.. Davis and GuiOn Miller, Tor Mr.. Francis
Miller on saturday entered suit against the Balti-
5000 for Injuries sustained In the accident at the
"" On the TIN instant.
CosYTKa.riOss BIZ BISHOP P4REr.-Bishop Paret
visited Two Of the city PARISHES yesterday and COR
rTasd large CLASSES Al IL o'clock the bishop con-
LrIned class OF eighteen at the Church OF the In
ezrnatIOn. and Ia the afternoon he visited ST.
johns church and confirmed nfty-siX persons. In
the evening ne visited IT. Johns chapel, at I'D
street and Virginia avenue In the same parish,
and confirmed a class Of twenty-five persons
BrsY DAY AT THE POLICE COURT.-Business al
the POsice court was DOurishng to-day, the num-
Der ~ DrI5Oners being ~, 80 many that the cells
were h.is5, a nunbsr were seated In the dock, and
cJhers IL the court room. These did not Include
bail The poiies reports Tor two days ending at .
Geiork this morning footed up I23 cases: 81 col
orsd and ~ whit. There we're but two OF the
sasssE<r under IS years Of age
Mas sYsn CaxTxR will be at the Church Of the
Assenssoa Oh Tuesday, the 18th Inst, and not
Tsssdsy the End.
Tss original asa-box inspectors, Blanche sher-
SSSs afAA . host Of others at Aeraan s.-ddrL